The 2008 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana was a road cycling stage race that took place in the Valencian Community between 26 February and 1 March 2008. The race was won by Rubén Plaza.
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| Dates | 26 February -1 March 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 826.5 km (513.6 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 19h 54' 49" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stages edit
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Winner |
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| 1 | 26 February | Sagunto–Port de Saguntoes | 157 km (98 mi) |  José Iván Gutiérrez (ESP)
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| 2 | 27 February | Alzira–Xàtiva | 178 km (111 mi) |  Erik Zabel (GER)
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| 3 | 28 February | Ibi–Ibi | 166.5 km (103 mi) | Manuel Vázquez (ESP)
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| 4 | 29 February | Náquera–Náquera | 149.4 km (93 mi) |  Mirco Lorenzetto (ITA)
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| 5 | 1 March | Valencia–Valencia | 120.6 km (75 mi) | Danilo Napolitano
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Teams edit
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Standings
General classification edit
| Rank | Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
1
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Rubén Plaza
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S.L. Benfica | 19h 54'49" |
2
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Manuel Vázquez Hueso
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Contentpolis–Murcia | + 5" |
3
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Xavier Florencio
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Bouygues Télécom | + 21" |
4
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José Iván Gutiérrez
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Caisse d'Epargne | + 24" |
5
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Gorka Verdugo
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Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 31" |
6
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Alberto Contador
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Astana | + 33" |
7
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 Jérôme Pineau
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Bouygues Télécom | + 35" |
8
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Vincenzo Nibali
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Liquigas | m.t. |
9
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 Maxime Monfort
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Cofidis | m.t. |
10
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Toni Colom
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Astana | m.t. |
Points classification edit
| Rank | Cyclist | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xavier Florencio |
Bouygues Telecom | 55 |
| 2 | Mirco Lorenzetto |
Lampre | 51 |
| 3 | José Iván Gutiérrez |
C. d'Epargne | 47 |
| 4 | Manuel Vázquez |
Contentpolis | 45 |
| 5 | Rubén Plaza |
S.L. Benfica | 44 |
Mountains classification edit
| Rank | Cyclist | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Manuel Vázquez |
Contentpolis | 24 |
| 2 |  Timothy Duggan |
Slipstream | 11 |
| 3 | Gorka Verdugo |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | 11 |
| 4 |  Koos Moerenhout |
Rabobank | 10 |
| 5 | Jonathan McCarty |
Slipstream | 10 |
Combativity award edit
| Rank | Cyclist | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Manuel Vázquez |
Contentpolis | 7 |
| 2 | Rubén Plaza |
S.L. Benfica | 12 |
| 3 | Gorka Verdugo |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | 17 |
| 4 | Xavier Florencio |
Bouygues Tel. | 20 |
| 5 | Jérôme Pineau |
Bouygues Tél. | 33 |
Team classification edit
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Bouygues Télécom |
59h46'12" |
| 2 | Cofidis, le Crédit par Téléphone |
a 1'47" |
| 3 |  S.L. Benfica |
a 3'32" |
| 4 | Lampre |
a 3'52" |
| 5 |  Astana |
a 4'04" |
Classification Leadership edit
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Combativity award | Team classification |
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| 1ª | José Iván Gutiérrez | José Iván Gutiérrez | José Iván Gutiérrez | Manuel Vázquez | Rubén Plaza | Bouygues Télécom |
| 2ª | Erik Zabel | Gorka Verdugo | ||||
| 3ª | Manuel Vázquez | Rubén Plaza | Rubén Plaza | Manuel Vázquez | ||
| 4ª | Mirco Lorenzetto | Xavier Florencio | ||||
| 5ª | ||||||
| Final classification | Rubén Plaza | Xavier Florencio | Manuel Vázquez | Manuel Vázquez | Bouygues Télécom | |
References edit
- ^ "Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana — General Classification (stages)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ a b Il 6 maggio 2008 Alessandro Petacchi venne condannato ad un anno di squalifica dal TAS per positività al salbutamolo. Il provvedimento prevedeva la restituzione di tutti i premi relativi alle vittorie ottenute a partire dal 1º novembre 2007, compreso il successo di tappa nell'edizione 2008 della Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. Si veda "Il Tas ferma Petacchi". gazzetta.it. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2012.